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23 February 2010 [13:22]
Consultations to select opposition joint candidate for Tbilisi Mayor Elections will start today, Leader of the public movement "Protect Georgia" Levan Gachechiladze said.
23 February 2010 [13:14]
Turkish State Minister Faruk Nafiz Ozak arrived in Damascus, Syria on Monday.
23 February 2010 [12:53]
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says regional problems will not be resolved until foreign forces leave the area.
23 February 2010 [12:47]
23 February 2010 [12:43]
Former Pakistan spy chief here Monday suggested Iran to launch broad diplomatic offensive to counter Israeli move to isolate Iran.
23 February 2010 [12:13]
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has touched the issue of Georgia's possible membership of the alliance in his speech at the Georgetown University, Washington.
23 February 2010 [12:05]
A NATO expert group, which was on a visit to Yerevan on February 15-19, has announced its conclusion on the Armenia-NATO individual partnership program.
23 February 2010 [11:53]
23 February 2010 [11:32]
23 February 2010 [11:12]
Sudan’s Ambassador to Tehran here Monday praised and appreciated Iran’s role played in solving Darfur crisis.
23 February 2010 [10:45]
Fires, neglect, poor planning and migration have turned a growing problem into a threat of extinction for one of Istanbul's least appreciated architectural forms: the wooden house.
23 February 2010 [10:33]
Economic recession in Armenia is over, Armenian Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan said.
23 February 2010 [10:15]
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani emphasizing need for expansion of cooperation with Japan expressed hope that his visit of Tokyo would pave ground for expansion of relations.
23 February 2010 [10:06]
Chief of the Turkish parliament gathered Monday with a group of Croatian lawmakers in the Turkish capital, Ankara.
23 February 2010 [09:52]
Sixth session of Armenian-Bulgarian intergovernmental commission on economic and scientific-technical cooperation will be held in Yerevan this year.
23 February 2010 [09:44]
Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, has ended his visit to Georgia.
23 February 2010 [09:35]
Veteran Iranian poet and vocalist Kamal Khan Hout has passed away at the age of 68 in his southeastern hometown Chabahar, PressTV reported.
22 February 2010 [21:59]
Today the Foreign Minister of Georgia Grigol Vashadze received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany Patricia Flor, who in the coming days is completing his diplomatic mission in Georgia.
22 February 2010 [21:51]
Turkish police on Monday arrested at least 40 people, including 14 high ranking military officers, on suspicion of planning a coup, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
22 February 2010 [20:59]
22 February 2010 [20:50]
Turkish premier has ruled out any European Union status for his country that fell short of full membership, which he said was the main goal of the accession talks.
22 February 2010 [20:40]
22 February 2010 [20:36]
22 February 2010 [20:30]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday slammed France and Germany over their attitude towards Turkey's path toward European Union membership, accusing them of being two-faced.
22 February 2010 [20:25]
Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani heading a delegation will depart for Japan Monday evening.
22 February 2010 [20:15]
22 February 2010 [20:10]
Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament Oktay Asadov met with ostandar (head) of Iranian province of Eastern Azerbaijan Ahmed Alirza Baig.
22 February 2010 [20:04]
Spanish Senate President Javier Rojo said on Monday that Spain was supporting Turkey's full membership to the EU.
22 February 2010 [19:55]
22 February 2010 [19:49]
Iran's Foreign Minister says “the sketchy report “issued by UN nuclear chief Yukio Amano shows he is not experienced enough to pass judgment on Tehran's enrichment program.
22 February 2010 [19:41]
Members of Anadolu University Natural Sports Club (ANADOSK) climbed 5,895 meters height Kilimanjaro Mountain, which is the highest mountain of Africa.
22 February 2010 [19:18]
The Georgian Parliament Chairman David Bakradze and Deputy Speaker Mikheil Machavariani will attend the inauguration of Ukraine's new President Viktor Yanukovych.
22 February 2010 [19:11]
The Foreign Ministry rejected Monday a plan proposed in a letter sent by the US, France and Russia on closure of Tehran’s Research Reactor calling the proposal “irrational.”
22 February 2010 [19:06]
Head of a major union of chambers in Turkey has directed criticisms against European Union's strict visa requirements for Turkish nationals doing business and trade with the Union.
22 February 2010 [18:50]
The representative of Georgia at Eurovision 2010 will sing her contest song in Buta Palace in Baku.
22 February 2010 [18:38]
A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in Tehran to assess the country's nuclear safety system, an Iranian nuclear official says.
22 February 2010 [18:33]
Turkish Red Crescent will send 9 tones of humanitarian assistance to Mongolia which was hit by strict winter conditions.
22 February 2010 [18:30]
22 February 2010 [18:07]
Tehran continues to consider plans to start construction of two more plants on uranium enrichment in 2010, Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Director Ali Akbar Salehi said.
22 February 2010 [18:00]
Turkey calls upon the OSCE Minsk Group to accelerate the process of settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during his official visit to Spain today.
22 February 2010 [17:47]
22 February 2010 [17:29]
Feb.22 Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani will pay an official visit to Japan in the second half of the day.
22 February 2010 [17:16]
Turkish police have detained roughly a dozen former military commanders and have searched the homes of two retired Army generals.
22 February 2010 [17:08]
Armenia ranks 120th on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2009 rating issued by international Transparency International.
22 February 2010 [16:42]
Georgian Ice dancers Otar Japaridze and Allison Reed performed in the suits decorated in Georgian folk dress style at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Feb. 21.
22 February 2010 [16:26]
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has stated that the Islamic Republic will have the capacity to produce the plate-type dispersion nuclear fuel element in the coming months.
22 February 2010 [16:07]
22 February 2010 [15:44]
The Armenian National Assembly will not debate the Protocols on normalization of relations with Turkey, as the standing committee on foreign affairs has not provided a positive conclusion yet.
22 February 2010 [15:22]
Iran's state-owned car manufacturer Iran Khodro (IKCO) has unveiled a new Peugeot car as part of the country's plan to focus on production of cars with low fuel consumption.
22 February 2010 [15:16]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunday that everyone is expecting judicial reform.
22 February 2010 [15:06]
22 February 2010 [14:53]
22 February 2010 [14:44]
On February 22 World Azerbaijanis Congress and the Civil Solidarity Party of Azerbaijan held a protest action in front of Iran's embassy in Azerbaijan.
22 February 2010 [14:23]
Iranian security forces disbanded an armed terrorist group on Sunday in West Azerbaijan province, the Intelligence Ministry said.
22 February 2010 [13:55]
22 February 2010 [13:12]
A Greek steward working for an Iranian airliner has been dismissed over insistence on the use of a forged term instead of Persian Gulf and threatening passengers during a flight.
22 February 2010 [13:05]
A huge poster showing Israel's president bowing to the Turkish prime minister was hung from an Istanbul crane Sunday in the latest round of sniping between the two nations.
22 February 2010 [12:53]
22 February 2010 [12:30]
22 February 2010 [12:14]
22 February 2010 [12:06]
A traffic accident killed three people on the Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze highway last night.
22 February 2010 [11:15]
The Iranian Parliament (Majlis) is working on a bill that calls on the government to reconsider Iran's relations with Britain, says a top Iranian lawmaker.
22 February 2010 [11:07]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Madrid, Spain on a state visit.
22 February 2010 [10:53]
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had a meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos in Madrid on Sunday.
22 February 2010 [10:28]
Two days after its launch, Iran's domestically-manufactured Jamaran destroyer has completed its first mission in the waters of the Persian Gulf.
22 February 2010 [09:56]
A group gathered for Safer Internet Day on Feb. 9. In Turkey the first ever Safer Internet Day event will be celebrated on Feb. 23.
22 February 2010 [09:47]
Iran's envoy to the IAEA has objected to the fact that suspicions have been raised about Tehran's nuclear activities only because it is not implementing voluntary protocols.
21 February 2010 [19:10]
Azerbaijan's Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov met Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday in Tehran.
21 February 2010 [18:55]
Four Kurdish rebels belonging to the outlawed Komole group were killed on Sunday by Iranian security forces in north-western Iran.
21 February 2010 [18:45]
Turkey and Croatia were presented with the "Excellence Cruise Award" in a special ceremony held in Spain's City of Malaga.
21 February 2010 [18:17]
Iran's parliament speaker has advised the US president to "do something about" his secretary of state because she is jeopardizing US interests.
21 February 2010 [18:10]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will participate in the Madrid summit with 10 Turkish ministers.
21 February 2010 [13:50]
Throngs of mourners turned out on Saturday for a funeral of 21-year-old Georgian luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died in a crash during practice run hours before the Vancouver Olympics on February 12.
21 February 2010 [11:27]
Iran has expressed condolences to the North African nation of Morocco over the collapse of a minaret at a 400-year-old mosque which left dozens of civilians dead.
21 February 2010 [11:10]
Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu said any delay could not be legitimated regarding the negotiations aiming to find a solution to the Cyprus issue.